Jena Sims Reveals Pregnancy Loss at 16 Weeks

Jena Sims, the wife of five-time major champion Brooks Koepka, said on Oct. 6 that she and Koepka suffered a pregnancy loss earlier this year when doctors discovered at 16 weeks that the fetus no longer had a heartbeat. Sims made the announcement in an Instagram post that included ultrasound images, a gender reveal cake and personal reflections on the experience. The couple are parents to a two-year-old son, Crew.

"At 16 weeks, we learned that our baby's heart had stopped beating," Sims wrote in the caption. "This is a grief no parent is ever prepared for. We are devastated, but remain hopeful to give Crew a sibling one day." She prefaced the post with a trigger warning about pregnancy loss and infertility and urged others who have had similar experiences not to feel alone.

In the post Sims called attention to gaps in understanding and support for reproductive health, saying there is "still so much work and research needed to better understand and support women's reproductive health." She also acknowledged the clinical staff involved, writing that delivering such news must be "the hardest part of their job" and saying she is "holding space" for those providers.